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- 27 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
These Management Practices, Like Certain Technologies, Boost Company Performance
productivity, with the United States, Germany, and Sweden at the top; Southern Europe countries in the middle; and emerging economies such as China, India, Brazil, and Africa at the bottom. What was equally striking to Sadun, however, was...
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by Michael Blanding
- 18 Oct 2016
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October 18, 2016
and miss? Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen has the answer. A generation ago, Christensen revolutionized business with his groundbreaking theory of disruptive innovation. Now, he goes further, offering powerful new...
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Sean Silverthorne
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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
other research here , Yueran’s other research here , and Andrei’s other research here . More Info Leverage and the Beta Anomaly By: Malcolm P. Baker & Jeffrey Wurgler AUG 2020 Baker, Hoeyer, and Wurgler propose a simple tradeoff theory to...
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- 31 May 2011
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First Look: May 31
Abstract Theories of the firm have been dominated by a legacy of ideas from early industrialization that pose zero-sum opposition between capital and labor (or capital and nearly everything else), differentiating the View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
Shane Abstract— No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55575 Pre-published online, December 22, 2018 Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society The New Silk Road: Implications for...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Aug 2016
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August 23, 2016
D. KC, and F. Gino Abstract—Many models in operations management involve dynamic decision making that assumes optimal updating in response to information revelation. However, behavioral theory suggests that rather than updating their...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 13, 2010
micro-determinants are not well understood. We test leading theories of low demand for financial services in emerging markets, combining novel survey evidence from Indonesia and India with a field experiment. We find a strong correlation...
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Sean Silverthorne
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Matthew C. Weinzierl | About
Matthew C. Weinzierl Joseph and Jacqueline Elbling Professor of Business Administration ; Senior Associate Dean, Chair, MBA Program Unit Business, Government and the International Economy Contact Phone , Email Bio Matt Weinzierl is Senior...
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- 01 Oct 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Who Runs the International System? Power and the Staffing of the United Nations Secretariat
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by Paul Novosad & Eric Werker
- 20 Sep 2016
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September 20, 2016
“good”—economic research indicates that people’s behavior often reflects such motives (Fehr and Schmidt 2006; Abeler, Becker, and Falk 2014). Perhaps this should not come as a surprise to economists, given that Adam Smith prominently highlighted such motivations in The...
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Sean Silverthorne
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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research
characteristics at both the senior management and director levels affect corporate philanthropic contributions. We also find that organizational structure constrains the philanthropic influence of board members but not of senior managers, a result that is contrary to...
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Events - Business History
1730, and Trust Relations between Julfan Armenians and Marwari Indians" Joel Bakan (British Columbia, Law), "The Corporate Form of Capitalism" Francesca Trivellato (IAS), Comment Mattias Fibiger (HBS), Chair Mary Hicks (Chicago), "Captivity's Commerce: The View Details
- 21 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
Pursuing a JD/MBA Joint Degree
integrated across the economy and lets you move between legal and business careers. You can pursue careers in the private, public, and non-profit sectors as well as the government. The flexibility built into the program gives you three...
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- 26 May 2015
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First Look: May 26
selection and impact is important to both researchers and practitioners. This paper introduces Leader Filtration Theory (LFT)-a theory from political science-to managerial audiences, applies it to...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018
discuss how they define creativity, the kinds of questions they have addressed, theories they have proposed, and they provide a description of their research including the most interesting empirical results it has produced. The chapters...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets
companies to compete. The reality is much different in developing economies, where the rule of law might be poorly enforced, social anarchy flourishes, or the military runs the government. So, it is quite remarkable when entrepreneurs in developing View Details
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Too Much of a Good Thing?
development-oriented, production-intensive, and competitive global economy of the future. In that context, what seems certain is that some companies and countries, when confronted with overcapacity, will nevertheless plow ahead with the...
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Garry Emmons
- 29 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018
trace the theory’s evolution from a technology-change framework—essentially descriptive and relatively limited in scope—to a more broadly explanatory causal theory of innovation and competitive response. This assessment reveals that our...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 16, 2010
economy quietly shifted their focus from market failure to government failure over the second half of the twentieth century, they set the stage for a revolution in both government and markets, the full ramifications of which are still...
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Sean Silverthorne
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Globalization - Faculty & Research
practices in global organizations; cross-cultural learning and adaptation processes; the challenges of taking companies global; emerging-market companies with global potential; and international political economy and its impact on...
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